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-
-/* Auto-generated by genmsg_cpp from file /home/nuno/px4/Firmware/msg/distance_sensor.msg */
-
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <uORB/uORB.h>
-
-
-#ifndef __cplusplus
-#define MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_LASER 0
-#define MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_ULTRASOUND 1
-#define MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_INFRARED 2
-
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup topics
- * @{
- */
-
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-struct __EXPORT distance_sensor_s {
-#else
-struct distance_sensor_s {
-#endif
-	uint32_t time_boot_ms;
-	uint16_t min_distance;
-	uint16_t max_distance;
-	uint16_t current_distance;
-	uint8_t type;
-	uint8_t id;
-	uint8_t orientation;
-	uint8_t covariance;
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-	static const uint8_t MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_LASER = 0;
-	static const uint8_t MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_ULTRASOUND = 1;
-	static const uint8_t MAV_DISTANCE_SENSOR_INFRARED = 2;
-
-#endif
-};
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
-
-/* register this as object request broker structure */
-ORB_DECLARE(distance_sensor);